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Advantages of project management
Discover how project management methods and strategies can help you reduce risk, cut costs and improve success rates.
SWOT, PESTLE and other models for strategic analysis
Introduction to the common business analysis models, including SWOT and PESTLE analysis, scenario planning and Porter's Five Forces framework
Measure your financial performance
Use common financial performance measures, such as profit margins and accounting ratios, to review your business finances
Benchmark your business performance
Use benchmarking to measure your business performance against that of your competitors as a focus for your growth strategy
Competitor analysis
Performance metrics you can use to analyse your competitors, and how to use this information to inform your business decisions
Financial risk
Understand the main types of financial risks to your business and find ways to mitigate and reduce them
Strategies to help you manage business risk
Common strategies for treating the risks to your business are avoidance, acceptance, sharing, reduction and elimination
Different options for building your website
An overview of different web development options, including building the website yourself, using templates or hiring someone else to build it for you.
Measure and benchmark your website performance
How to monitor and benchmark the performance of your website and use this data to improve your customers' experience.
Problems with growth: overtrading
Overtrading and lack of finance are common problems in a fast-growing business - here's how to overcome them
Wireless network components
To set up a basic wireless network for your business, you will need several key components - a wireless access point, a network information card and Wi-Fi enabled devices.
Web accessibility issues
If your business has a website, it should be accessible to disabled users for ethical, commercial and legal reasons.
What is a standard?
Find out what a standard is, the types of standards that exist, and whether your business needs one
Business benefits of standards
Find out how using standards can boost your business' efficiency, access to markets, compliance and competitiveness
Business growth and premises
As your business grows and takes in more staff, you may need to assess your options for larger business premises
Develop an IT strategy
Discover the role of IT strategy in business and how to create an IT strategy that supports your business objectives.
Checklist for planning and integrating IT systems
Things to consider when assessing your IT system needs, planning and executing a systems integration project.
Understanding your business IT needs (video)
This short video tutorial explains some key considerations when assessing the IT needs of your business.
Align IT with your business strategy
Find out why aligning your IT with your business priorities maximises the return on your IT investment.
Carry out a technology needs assessment
How to carry out a technology needs assessment and make IT purchases and decisions that support your business objectives.